The consequences of information overload
We've got the makings of a classic salon discussion right out of the playbook of Gertrude Stein emerging here at ZDNet. Dion Hitchcliffe, responding to a thought-provoking post about the nature of change by Mitch Ratcliffe, presents his perspective on what the increasing availability of information means as a change vector for societal evolution. Are we experiencing a profound, technology-driven change (as Dion advocates) or are things essentially the same except for the rhetoric (as Mitch argues)?